Two former Parramatta Eels players are accused of harbouring semi-automatic weapons and possessing more than half-a-million dollars in cash after dramatic arrests in Sydney's Centennial Park yesterday.

Qld govt accused of investing in tobacco

The Heart Foundation has accused Queensland's government of profiting from tobacco while withdrawing smoking prevention programs.

On World Tobacco Day, the foundation says unlike other states, Queensland continues to invest in tobacco companies through the Queensland Investment Corporation.

Funding for a campaign to help people quit the habit was also cut in last year's state budget, Heart Foundation director Rachelle Foreman says.

Public health staff dedicated to helping Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people quit smoking also lost their jobs, she added.

"This is a double standard and we'd like to see the Queensland government investing in tobacco reduction," Ms Foreman told AAP.

A spokesman for Health Minister Lawrence Springborg said Queensland had allocated $1.9 million to a quit smoking hotline and was set to announce $400,000 for an anti-smoking campaign aimed at young women.

He said the government was encouraging local councils to consider smoking bans in more public places, and the minister hadn't ruled out further measures against smoking.

The Queensland Investment Corporation was not linked to the health department, the spokesman added.

"We are very active in anti-tobacco campaigning and we're going to continue to be," the spokesman told AAP.